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L’Chaim! RABBI JONATHAN GEWIRTZ
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his common refrain when making a toast is so well established that it has become a noun on its own. People will say, “Let’s make a L’Chaim,” or, “You’re invited to my daughter’s L’Chaim.” What they mean is that there will be some sort of alcoholic drink consumed and the actual swallowing will be preceded by a hearty wish of, “L’Chaim! – To life!” So where did this come from and why is it so important to the Jewish culture? Do we truly idealize the consumption of liquor? Are we praising the buzz or the escape that drinking affords a person? Of course not. There must be something deeper, something more meaningful. One source for this custom comes from Talmudic times when wine was very strong and drinking undiluted wine could be harmful. Before one drank wine, he would say,“Savri, Maranan,” asking his companions, “What do you hold? Has it been diluted? Is this safe to drink?” Their response, if it was safe, would be “L’chaim! To Life!” to let him know that it would not hurt him. In fact, many Sefardim still have this custom during Kiddush. When the one making Kiddush says, “Savri, How do you hold,” or alternatively, “pay attention for I am now making a bracha,” the listeners respond with a hearty, “L’chaim!” It would make sense to continue the practice if there were health concerns, and I imagine that most of us are careful to make sure that we are about to ingest something that will not kill us, at least, not instantly. Why, then, has the practice continued and more than that, achieved some sort of mystique about it? The answer lies
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in something fundamental that we might have missed. The translation of the word is not so cut-and-dried. You see, if we wanted to say, “life,” or “alive,” the word would be ‘chai.’ The fact that we use the word ‘chaim,’ with an m at the end, makes all the difference in the world, or actually, worlds. When we partake of a food or beverage, we make a bracha before we do. In that way, we acquire from HaShem the right to consume the item, and we elevate it as well. We know that there are physical and spiritual aspects to everything. When we say, “L’chaim,” we are not saying “To life” but “Two Lives” (or, “to two lives” to be more precise.) Chaim is a plural form of chai which connotes two types of life. One is the physical world in which we dwell and the other is the spiritual world we aim for. We ideally should be cognizant of both these existences at all times. Our job in this world is to take the physical and uplift it by giving it an aspect of the spiritual. By recognizing that the purpose of the drink is not just to indulge but to sanctify the day through Kiddush, we are living not just one life, but two lives, or, “Chaim!” As an extension of this, when we wish to enjoy a drink as part of a simcha, we recall the fact that the enjoyment is not purely physical but spiritual too! We wish people well on both a physical level and a spiritual one as a reminder to us and to them as well that to truly live is to live a life now that will last for eternity.
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When we use fine crystal and silver on Pesach, or when we eat on Shabbos and Yom Tov (and we Jews really eat on Shabbos and Yom Tov!) we are bringing the physical and spiritual together to remind ourselves of what it means to truly live. The Sukkah, of course, is a most amazing coalescence of these ideas. We must have solid walls, a symbol of the physical world. However, the roof is open to HaShem’s sky, representing the limitless eternal nature of our own ruchnius, the fact that our lives are lived for a future world as well, which is closely interconnected with our physical one. Every time we eat, drink, relax, play, or schmooze, we can ensure that it is for, and has an aspect of, spirituality. If we eat, drink, or exercise to be healthy to serve HaShem, if we relax to be a better parent or spouse when we’re refreshed, or if we schmooze to build friendships and steer the conversations away from lashon hara, then we have successfully connected this world to the next and are living not one life, but two at the same time. This Sukkos, as you’re sitting fully-immersed in the mitzvah that shows us how to connect the two worlds, have a cookie, look
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A Quality Education for All
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he rising unaffordability of private school fees has prompted one independent school to overhaul the way it charges parents, introducing a system that calculates tuition fees based on parents’ income. Independent Jewish school YeshivahBeth Rivkah Colleges in Melbourne is believed to be the first school in Australia to charge parents in line with what they can afford, with the introduction of a “means-tested” fee scheme. School fees will be capped at a maximum level, rising from 8 per cent to 18 per cent depending on household income, regardless of the number of children enrolled. Principal Yehoshua Smukler said the school decided to tackle the issue of affordability head-on after reviewing declining enrolment trends in Jewish schools across the nation. “The No 1 reason families are opting out is simply affordability,” he said. “Families don’t want to go into significant debt or make unreasonable compromises to their lifestyle. They want a private school and Jewish education for their children but find it’s unaffordable.” Rabbi Smukler said private school fees, which are already more than $30,000 for Year 12 in some of the elite schools, were expected to reach $50,000 in the next five years, and the school felt the need to act to remain open to the broad community. The college is one of the top-performing schools academically in the nation, with its students scoring alongside the
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elite private schools in national literacy and numeracy tests and in Year 12 exams. But Rabbi Smukler said the school was not interested in being elite and its excellent results were an outcome of the education provided, not the goal. “We don’t want to become a school for the elite,’’ he said. “We believe a quality education should be accessible. Some of our families can afford any school they want but they’re choosing our school on purpose because they believe in what we are offering.” The new scheme, called CAPS (Creating Access Promoting Success), is modelled on a system used in Montreal, which Rabbi Smukler said the school had modified and improved. It is available immediately for new students and from next year for existing families with annual net household income and investments of less than $350,000, excluding the family home. For a family with a net income of $150,000 a year, the school fee is set at
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From Oklahoma to Jerusalem World’s Oldest Jewish Prayer Book Makes Its Way Home BY BY ANAV SILVERMAN, TAZPIT NEWS AGENCY
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t was a historical moment at Jerusalem’s Bible Lands Museum on Thursday night, September 18, as the world’s oldest known Jewish prayer book, or siddur, was displayed for the first time to the general public with leading Jewish and Christian figures present. The siddur, which is 1,200 years old, belongs to Steve Green of Oklahoma, who owns the largest private collection of biblical artifacts in the world, with over 44,000 rare texts and biblically-related objects. This prayer book will be displayed for one month in the Book of Books exhibit, the internationally-acclaimed exhibition which displays the most important biblical texts and traces “I know that the Jewish the history of the Bible and the dissemination of the monotheistic faith. people have a great On display are original fragments appreciation for this from the Septuagint, the earliest New Testament Scriptures, exquisite illuprayer book. It’s been minated manuscripts, rare fragments through many travels and from the Cairo Geniza and original I’m glad that it has made pages from the Gutenberg Bible. “We are honored to have the its way here to Jerusalem.” prayer book in our Book of Books exhibition. The book is evidence of —Steve Green a thriving and creative community and cultural life 1,200 years ago,” said this remarkable piece of document.” The 50-page ancient prayer book, Amanda Weiss, the Director of the still with its original binding and covBible Lands Museum. “We want to give the world the opportunity to see er, is written in Hebrew and contains
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three main parts; the morning service, liturgical poems and the Haggadah read at the Passover Seder. It dates back to the first half of the Ninth Century AD during the period of the Babylonian Geonim, the spiritual leaders of the Jewish community in the early medieval era. It was during this period that Amram Gaon, one of the leading Geonim, wrote an orderly liturgy for the first time used for both the synagogue and home. The siddur originates from the Middle East and has undergone sophisticated carbontest dating methods to validate its age. “Scholars have yet to fully research the prayer book,” added Weiss, noting that that there are experts around the world studying high-quality digitalized versions of the siddur. Green purchased the siddur over a year and a half ago for his Oklahoma-based collection but the prayer book will eventually be permanently hosted at the Museum of the Bible which is currently under construction in Washington D.C. Before the prayer book was purchased by Green, it was originally in the hands of a private family for many generations according to Weiss. “I know that the Jewish people have a great appreciation for this
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Sola-Darity!
LA Community takes action in honor of Israel
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n Sunday, September 14, more than 70 members of the Chabad Sola community came together to celebrate. The occasion was Sola-Darity!, an evening of live music, freshly made falafel and lots of happy people. More importantly, it was the celebration of a successful, community solidarity trip, straight into the heart of Operation Protective Edge, in the South of Israel. As thousands of rockets were being fired at Israel, landing as far north as Tel Aviv and crippling small businesses in the south, Jews all over the world stood united to help their brothers and sisters living in Israel. Under the leadership of Rabbi Avraham Zajac of Chabad Sola, many members of the Los Angeles area donated money and gifts to help the Jews in Israel affected most by the war. Several lucky members were able to go as emissaries. The trip began in the holy city of Hebron, where the group had a chance to spiritually energize before heading into the South. The reason for starting the trip in Hebron, according to Rabbi Zajac, is that “the city of Hebron represents and is the portal between the physical world and the higher world. Without a doubt that part of the journey added to the tremendous success that Hashem granted us with this beautiful trip.” Eran Weiss, one of the Chabad Sola members on the trip, described the arrival into the South of Israel as one of struggling shopkeepers and big hotels, deserted in the middle of the busy season. “We came to bring them happiness, and to take them out of their routine,”
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Ariel Sharon
Honored Late Israeli PM Ariel Sharon Honored in Belarus Museum
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collections. A press conference and meeting with local officials also took place following the event. “I am very excited to stand here today at the opening of the exhibition on the life of my father,” said Gilad Sharon at the opening ceremony. “My father’s life stations integrated in Israel’s history, and I hope this beautiful exhibition will be another step in deepening the relationship between Israel and Diaspora Jews, and maybe some of them will go to Israel.”
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“It is a great honor for Limmud FSU to host this new exhibition, which is on display here in Belarus, about one of the great leaders of the State of Israel who was born to parents who came from this country last century,” said Chaim Chesler, founder of Limmud FSU. “Ariel Sharon never forgot the legacy of his family and put in great effort to learn Russian and his family’s history. This is why we’ve decided to have this event and exhibition during our Limmud FSU Belarus Festival- to show a wonderful example of a great leader whose roots are here, though his life and activities were in Israel.” Sharon himself was born in Kfar Malal, an agricultural moshav in central Israel in 1928. He is not the only Israeli with Belorussian roots to be honored in Belarus of late. Last week, on September 12, a ceremony honoring Eliezer Ben Yehuda, the father of modern Hebrew, was held 100 miles north of Minsk in Glubokoe, where Ben Yehua
studied Jewish studies. Launched during the second Jewish learning conference in Belarus of Limmud FSU, the ceremony featured the unveiling of a plaque by Ben Yehuda’s greatgrandson Gil Hovav, an Israeli celebrity chef. Ben Yehuda immigrated to the land of Israel in 1881, where he worked to revive and modernize the Hebrew language. “This emphasis helps Jewish and nonJewish Belorussians connect to Israel and the Jewish people,” Chaim Chesler told the JTA, remarking on Limmud FSU’s priority to underline the cultural links between Israel and Belarus. The Jewish community in Belarus in the third largest in the former Soviet Union, with Minsk serving as the largest center with 20,000 Jews living in the capital and the rest spread out in the country’s smaller cities and towns. Other Israelis with Belorussian roots include former prime ministers Menachem Begin and Yitzhak Shamir as well as former presidents Chaim Weizmann and Shimon Peres.
“Ariel Sharon never forgot the legacy of his family and put in great effort to learn Russian and his family’s history.”
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Young Israel’s Mission to D.C.
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discussions between the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority, the status of negotiations over Iran’s nuclear capabilities, the troubling situation with regard to Turkey, and the emergent threat posed by ISIL. In addition, Stacy Bernard Davis, Senior Advisor for the U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism at the U.S. Department of State, made a presentation about government-togovernment discussions relating to the shocking rise in anti-Semitic attacks on European Jewish communities, as well as engagement with the Jewish communities themselves. The Young Israel mission participants then traveled to the U.S. Capitol, where they were addressed by Senators and Representatives that play a formative role in constructing legislation to enhance the relationship between the United States and the State of Israel. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, discussed his efforts to impose new sanctions on Iran in order to keep the Iranian government honest and curtail its illicit enrichment program. “Under no circumstances can Iran be allowed to possess a nuclear weapon,” said Senator Menendez. Senator Menendez also spoke about his staunch support for the State of Israel. “I believe that Israel has the right to defend itself, just like any other country in the world,” he said. “I will continue working to keep Israel safe and secure.” The Senator decried Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ marriage to the terrorist group Hamas and noted that he is exploring the imposition of financial consequences in response to the PA’s actions. Referring to his feelings about the BDS movement, Senator Menendez made his position extremely clear.“Any talk about boycotts of Israel are condemnable by me,” he said.
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Senator John McCain (R-AZ), a senior member of the Senate strong, Israel will be strong.” Foreign Relations Committee, was unequivocal in conveying his senThe National Council of Young Israel also heard from Rep. Eliot timents about a nuclear Iran. “We cannot look at Iran in a vacuum,” Engel (D-NY), the Ranking Member on the House Foreign Relahe said.“It’s not just about nuclear weapons; they pose threats all over tions Committee, and Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) about the terrorist the region.” group ISIS in advance of President Obama’s address to the nation “Iran remains the single greatest threat as a nation, as far as I am about ISIS that was to take place later that evening. concerned,” added Senator McCain. “ISIS is a direct threat to U.S. national security,” said CongressSenator McCain also expressed man Engel. “If we don’t get them, they his strong support for Israel and noted will get us.” his disappointment in the European Congressman Schiff noted the reaction to the conflict in Gaza.“We’re important role that Arab countries seeing neo-fascist activity in Europe,” such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and he said. Kuwait can play in combatting ISIS. In addition, Senator McCain “They need to tell the Muslim world spent some time discussing ISIS and that this is not Islam; its savagery,” he the threat that ISIS poses to the Unitsaid. ed States and Israel. Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) disSenator Ben Cardin (D-MD), cussed the issue of Iran and talked who serves on the Senate Foreign about the ramifications of a nuclearRelations Committee, emphatically armed Iran. “You get terrorism with stated that, “[t]here is no moral equivimpunity from Iran,” he said. alency between what Israel was doing Congressman Sherman also ofto protect innocent lives and what fered his thoughts on Hamas’ acHamas was doing to kill innocent tions during its latest conflict with lives.” Senator Cardin told the Young Israel. “Hamas’ goal is the maximum Israel leaders that he wants the United number of deaths on either side,” he Nations to investigate Hamas’ actions said. “They ask, how many funerals and stop focusing all of its attention can we throw? Body bag counting on Israel. is not a moral substitute for sound Noting that, “Iran does not want analysis.” Senator John McCain (R-AZ) addressing the National to give up their nuclear weapons am“Every rocket fired by Hamas at Council of Young Israel bitions,” Senator Cardin declared that an Israeli city is a separate war crime,” Israel is absolutely right to say that they have no confidence in Iran. said Congressman Sherman. On the issue of sanctions against Iran, the Senator noted that sancThe Young Israel mission participants were also visited by Rep. tions brought Iran to the table. “They are critically important and Brad Schneider (D-IL), a member of the House Foreign Affairs they must be strengthened,” he said. “We need to keep the pressure Committee and long-term activist within the Chicago Jewish comon Iran.” munity, who discussed the unbreakable bond between the U.S. and Senator Cardin also discussed the recent rise in anti-Semitism Israel. “Congress stands together with a single voice for support for around the world. “There are governments that are encouraging anti- Israel,” said Congressman Schneider. “We need to hold the PalestinSemitism and governments that are supporting anti-Semitism and ian Authority and Hamas accountable,” he added. that’s very scary,” he said. On the issue of Israel’s security, Rep. Matt Salmon (R-AZ) told Rep. 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The
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7+( '(67,1< 2) 7+( -(:6 The fate of the Jewish people is unlike that of any other nation. We are either exalted and revered or downtrodden and oppressed — there is no middle ground. If we follow the ways of HASHEM, the Torah assures us that we will live a life of prosperity, abundance, and peace. Secure in our borders, finding only goodness and happiness in our land, we will be blessed. However, if we reject HASHEM’s ways, then we will be cursed; oppressed, and tortured, — hunted down by our enemies until we are thrown out of our land.. At the end of a long prophecy of what will befall us if we don’t follow the ways of HASHEM, the Torah seems to lay the blame on one issue: because you did not serve HASHEM, your G-d, amid gladness and goodness of heart when everything was abundant. It seems the pivotal point of these two extremes is based on simcha.-- Implying that serving HASHEM with happiness is critical to our success 42
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as a nation. Rabbeinu Bachya explains that this is because the mitzvahs must be done with joy and complete devotion. When the mitzvahs are done without joyfulness, they are lacking in their effect, and this can be part of the spiral downward. He then gives an example of a mitzvah that wasn’t done with complete motivation. The Medrash tells us that when Reuvain attempted to save Yosef from his brothers, he said, “Let us put him in the pit.” His intention was to buy some time to eventually save him. However, had he realized that he would be recorded in history as the one who saved Yosef, he would have put him on his shoulders and carried him home to his father. From here we see the importance of doing a mitzvah with complete dedication and commitment.
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the human condition. Public recognition, fame, and having one’s name in the floodlights of history are things that people in every generation kill for. Granted Reuvain was a tzaddik, but the fact that he would have been titled the savior of Yosef for eternity is something that would propel a man to extremes. How can that be compared to something as minor as joy in the performance of a mitzvah? While happiness when doing a mitzvah may be a nicety, it certainly can’t be ranked up there with kavod as a driving force. The answer to these questions can best be understood through a different perspective.
it, emotionally we just don’t feel it will happen. With that emotional blindness comes blindness to the value of our actions. Since in our operating reality, I will never die, then what I do or don’t do really doesn’t matter. If for a flashing moment, I were to see what the World to Come will be like for me, I would effectively lose free will. The extraordinary accomplishment of one mitzvah would so overwhelm me that I would be completely and radically different — not different physically, not smarter, but much more driven to accomplish my purpose in life. When Chazal tell us over and over again that mitzvahs are worth far more than the greatest treasures in this world, it is because they had that clarity. They understood what it will be like for each of us as we regale in our great wealth. In that World, we will look back at every chance we had to grow as the greatest opportunity ever given to man. We will look back at our mitzvahs, and they will bring us far more joy than earning than a million dollars an hour. This seems to be the answer to Rabbenu Bachya. One of the greatest motivators in the human is enthusiasm. That enthusiasm is based on a value system. If I value money, I will be driven to pursue it, and the acquisition of it will bring me great joy. If I gain a deeper perspective on life, then I experience elation, knowing that my net worth in the World to Come is growing at an incredible rate. My investments are paying back in spades. That excitement is one of the most powerful motivating forces — equal even to kavod. With it, a person can reach great heights. Without it, a person’s avodas HASHEM can become stale and lose its potency, thus beginning a downward spiral. Ultimately, joy is a great force that both allows a person to enjoy his short stay in this world and propels him to achieve the greatness for which he was created.
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ais Rebbe Jr. High was buzzing with excitement shortly after the school year began. In honor of Vov Tishrei, they scheduled a Mother and Daughter Mega Challah Bake for all Jr. High girls in Los Angeles and their moms! The girls acted as Shluchos, racing to see how many guests each girl could invite. Representatives visited the local schools in the weeks before with fliers and were met with an enthusiastic response at Toras Emes, Darko, Etz Jacob, Bais Tzivia, and Yavneh as well as encouraging their friends from Ohr Eliyahu, Hillel and Public School to join as well. Years ago, the Rebbe blessed the first graduating class of Bais Chaya Mushka in a unique letter that they should be “Neiros Le’hair”, lamps which illuninate. The Rebbe’s vision was clearly seen as the girls prepared for the event, and compiled a beautiful booklet for the event explaining the deeper meaning of challah and sharing inspiring stories. The night before the event, girls were at school with one of their amazing teachers and their incredible B’nos Chabad heads, Miss Chaya Zirkind, Miss Sarah Elharrar and Miss Chanie Mentz, pre-packaging ingredients and building the beautiful centerpieces. Girls in all different styles of uniforms were seen on Pico Blvd. last night, approaching Schneerson Square with thier moms. They were greeted warmly and given a special welcome kit. At the event itself, the crowd was led in Tehillim by Rebbetzen Cunin, the Rebbe’s Shlucha to the West
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salt which was used in korbanos, strengthening our belief that indeed we will be bringing korbanos any moment again. As the dough was given time to rise, the crowd was treated to an inspiring musical presentation by Mrs. Menucha Schochet, who intertwined stories and song about Teeshuva and Rebbetzen Chana. Chaya Spalter from Bais Rebbe and Leila Balter from the Chabad of Beverlyw wood BMC were then called up to
afrashas challah. h After they recited the bracha, e la sang a beautiful rendition of Yehi Ratzon and introduced ei er new CD which she sells to benefit a humanitarian aid oranization in Eretz Yisroel. The evening ended with joyous dancing, definitely bringing n the many brachos which were daavened for... in the zechus of afrashas challah, strong achdus, and noshim tzidkonios! May we be zoche to bring our challos once again to the Bais Hamikdash with the coming of Moshiach NOW.
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Recipe Corner SALMON WITH DIJON SAUCE This is the easiest salmon recipe, just sauce up and bake. Enjoy anytime. Don’t forget to save some extra mustard sauce. Servings 4
Times Prep Time : 5 min Cook Time : 15 min Ready Time : 20 min Ingredients 4 (6 oz.) salmon fillets Salt and pepper to taste 1/3 cup FRENCH’S® Dijon Mustard
3 tbsp. olive oil 3 tbsp. lemon juice 1 tsp. minced garlic
Directions SEASON salmon with salt and pepper. Place into greased baking dish, skin side down.
BAKE salmon at 400°F for 10 to 15 min. until salmon is cooked through. Serve with the reserved mustard sauce. Reprinted with permission from www.joyofkosher.com.
MIX remaining ingredients. Reserve 1/3 cup sauce. Spread remaining sauce over salmon pieces.
ROASTED VEGETABLE COUSCOUS I adapted this recipe from Bobby Flay’s and basically any vegetables will work. I have made it with regular zucchini and peppers and I recently made it this way. Instead of broiling large pieces of zucchini, I sauteed the baby zucchini and pea pods and added the cherry tomatoes at the end. Times Prep Time : 20 min Cook Time : 15 min Ready Time : 35 min
Servings 8
Ingredients 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar 1 teaspoon Dijon 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 cup olive oil salt and pepper 1 cup baby zucchini, cut into thirds (or 1 large zucchini) 1 cup sugar snap peas, cut into thirds
12 cherry tomatoes, sliced in half 1/4 cup basil 1/4 cup parsley 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 pound Israeli couscous 2 cups water or stock
Directions In a small bowl, whisk together the vinegar, mustard and garlic, slowly add the olive oil and whisk until combined. Season with salt and pepper. Pour 1/2 the marinade over the vegetables and let sit at room temperature for 15 minutes. Heat a large deep saute pan, once hot add zucchini and sugar snap peas. Saute for 5-10 minutes until desired doneness. Remove from pan and set aside. Add the olive oil to the pan and bring over medium-high heat, 48
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PERSIMMON TART Persimmons are only in season for a short time, so grab them while you can and get cooking. This Persimmon tart is simple and easy and highlights the amazing flavor of the persimmon. Servings 8
Times Prep Time : 5 min Cook Time : 25 min Ready Time : 30 min Ingredients 8 mini frozen pie crusts 4 persimmons, thinly sliced 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 2 tablespoons butter or margarine Date syrup, for glazing
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